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Microelectromechanical Sysetms (MEMS)
Office Equipment & Furniture
Paper / Pulp / Forest Products / Printing
Plastics
Rapid Prototyping / Rapid Manufacturing
Retail
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Sporting Goods
Textiles / Apparel / Fashion
Training
Truck Manufacturing / Parts
Venture Capital
www.TechSmart.com is an auction site for pre-owned office equipment. Xerox is participating in the site by providing it with refurbished copiers.
www.officefurniture.com allows companies to design their own office space.
Paper / Pulp / Forest Products / Printing
www.asiapapermarkets.com is dedicated to the Asian paper industry.
www.dotprint.com is a site for excess printing equipment.
www.fibermarket.com of Atlanta sells raw materials for the paper industry.
www.fobpaper.com connects publishers and printers with paper suppliers.
www.forestindustry.com is a site for the global forest industry.
www.paperexchange.com is located in Boston.
www.paperdeals.com provides private and public auctions for paper.
www.paperloop.com has ABB Automation as one of its primary participants.
www.paper2print.com is a paper procurement and inventory management tool and facilitator.
www.printnation.com is an auction site for commercial printing equipment.
International Paper, Georgia-Pacific and Weyerhaeuser say they will
create their own portal for suppliers and customers.
www.allplastx.com is a European portal for the plastics industry.
www.getplastic.com is a portal for resins and custom compounds.
www.plasticscommerce.com concentrates on Asian plastics markets.
www.plasticsnet.com includes participation from Eastman Chemical, Ashland, Mitsubishi and Mitsui, and is owned by Commerx.
www.plasticszone.com concentrates on injection molded plastics.
www.polymersite.com allows for the purchase of plastics resins and compounds. The site is owned by Akron, Ohio-based PolySort Inc.
www.todoplasticos.com is a Latin American B2B site for buyers and sellers of resins, raw materials, industry machinery and plastic products.
Rapid Prototyping / Rapid Manufacturing
www.bits2parts.com focuses on quotations and data flow between manufacturers and rapid prototyping service providers. It is owned by Spatial Inc.
www.protomarket.com
concentrates on rapid manufacturing, which covers low-volume production
of high-value, quick-turn, custom-made products.
www.cpfr.org is a Web site for collaborative planning forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) created by the retail industry.
www.globalnetxchange.com is owned by Sears, Sainsbury and other large retailers.
www.products2store.com brings together manufacturers adn suppliers iwth retailers. The site supports 14 languages.
www.retailersmarketxchange, owned by Chevron, McLane and Oracle, is a marketplace for convenience stores and small business retailers and their suppliers.
www.transora.com is owned by 50 companies including Coca-Cola, Gillette, Nabisco, Pepsi, Unilever and concentrates on food, beverage and consumer products.
www.WorldwideRetailExchange.org
currently comprises 12 of the world's largest retail companies that will
pool their purchasing with more than 100,000 suppliers, partners and
distributors. Members include K-Mart, CVS, Safeway and Target.
www.b2bpeople.com allows companies to source, deliver and manage contingent labor.
www.ratexchange.com provides a marketplace for trading telecommunications capacity.
www.skillsvillage.com allows companies to find, hire and manage contract workers.
www.sporteum.com is a portal for
sports equipment manufacturers and suppliers.
www.edaflow.com offers services to support the apparel business environment.
www.clicktex.com is a site for the purchase of fabric, fiber and industrial yarn.
www.closeoutnow.com concentrates on excess inventories of apparel and accessories merchandise. The privately held firm is based in New York City.
www.softgoodsmatrix.com, owned by i2, is a site to connect companies in the retail, apparel, footwear, home furnishings and textile industries.
www.texyard.com is aimed at the European textile, cloth and apparel industry.
www.tradetextile.com enables
buyers to purchase yarns, fabrics, garments, raw materials and chemicals
from Chinese textile industries. The site is owned by Entrade.com.
www.click2learn.com offers training courses from various companies.
www.namvu.com is the Virtual University of the National Association of Manufacturers with nearly 700 courses available.
www.trainingnet.com is developing online training programs.
www.trainseek.com is a trading
site for companies to buy training services and supplies.
www.livelistings.com is a site for aftermarket truck parts.
www.truckcenter.com is a marketplace for the sale of trucks and trucking services and is a collaborative effort between Entrade Inc. and Associates First Capital. Penske, Ryder and Volvo are said to be participating in the exchange.
www.truckxchange.com links
commercial vehicle manufacturers, customers, dealers and suppliers for
the procurement of goods and services. It is owned by PACCAR, the $8.6-billion manufacturer of Peterbilt trucks.
https://ace-net.sr.unh.edu/pub/ is a service provided by the Small Business Administration to link entrepreneurs with angel investors.
www.garage.com focuses mainly on technology companies in Silicon Valley. It was crated by Guy Kawasaki, a former Apple executive.
www.nvst.com, the Private Equity Network, has a database to assist in forming partnerships.
www.offroadcapital.com caters to wealthy individuals hoping to participate in startup companies in a space that traditionally has been reserved for extremely high net worth individuals, pension funds and endowments.
www.vcapital.com links investors with entrepreneurs.
Aerospace
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Automotive
Barter
Business Services
Chemicals - Biotechnology
Construction - Housing - Building
Electronics - Parts / Materials
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Energy
Environmental Equipment
Excess Inventory
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Financing - Leasing
Food
General Manufacturing
Government
Industrial Equipment & Machinery / Surplus Equipment
International
Job Shops / Metalworking / Finishing
Laboratory - Scientific Equipment
Lighting
Logistics / Shipping / Transportation / Warehousing
Machine Tools - Automation
Marine
Medical Products
Metals
Microelectromechanical Sysetms (MEMS)
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